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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 06, 1956

Page

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Court May Put Limit On Pickets

Lima Ohio officials planned to seek a court order to limit picketing at the Westinghouse plant after Governor Lausche pledged extraordinary action to ensure workers can report to jobs. The mass demonstration by 700 strikers injured six and damaged cars before police halted entry. the governor said the prior restraining order was violated and any action would target impeding vehicle access rather than gate picketing. He warned he would use state power as needed to enforce the goal.

Lima Ohio National Guard Westinghouse Lausche Allen County Common Pleas Court

Zanuck Leaves 20th Century Fox Post

Hollywood reports that Darry F. Zanuck resigns as head of production at 20th Century Fox and will take a four month leave of absence. Buddy Adler will assume his duties, with plans for Zanuck to head an independent production unit later. Established figures note Zanuck's desire for a more personal role in film making. Zanuck and Schenck founded the studio in 1933 and launched its early sound era and gangster cycles.

Hollywood Darry F. Zanuck 20Th Century Fox Studios Buddy Adler Spyros P. Skoufas Zanuck Joseph M. Schenck 20Th Century-Fox

Ohio weekend traffic toll reaches thirteen dead

Heavy winter traffic deaths continued in Ohio with at least 13 killed on state roads over the weekend. The tally covers 6 p.m. Friday to Sunday midnight. One accident in Tipp City, Miami County, killed two Sidney residents when a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train struck a car.

Ohio Sidney Baltimore and Ohio Tipp City Miami County

Westinghouse strike talks shift on time study block

AFL CIO International Union of Electrical Workers met in Pittsburgh to decide if the time study issue will be yanked from contract talks with Westinghouse. Company and union accepted a mediator plan to pause time study while continuing wage arbitration contract length and settlement talks. A 90 day moratorium would pause the time study dispute with progress reviewed to Finnegan who may urge further fact finding.

Pittsburgh Afl-Cio International Union of Electrical Workers Westinghouse Electric Corp Ihe Joseph Finnegan Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Finnegan Union

Scattered Showers Forecast From Miami Valley Weather Note

A low pressure system formed over the Miami Valley bringing rain through tomorrow morning. Expect cloudy mild days with light rain and a high of 40 today and a low of 35 tonight. Tuesday should be partly cloudy with a 38 degree high. Unofficial Sunday high reached 43 and the low 30. Rainfall through 8 a.m. was 0.5 inches.

Miami Valley

Expert Shows What Not To Do

A British authority on juvenile delinquency, Sir Basil Henriques, accidentally locked himself in his Cleveland hotel room last night. He still gave an interview heard through the door, saying in England juvenile delinquents are not locked up. A bellboy, an hotel engineer and a manager's assistant eventually freed him.

Cleveland Sir Basil Henriques East London Juvenile Court England

Apprentice Admits He Stabbed Boy at Theater

Sacramento reports 24-year-old apprentice embalmer Thomas Lynn Johnston confessed to stabbing 7-year-old Ronald Wendorf in a downtown theater restroom. He allegedly followed the boy through the lobby to a toilet closet and attacked behind a closed door. Theatre manager Bert Silver and assistant manager William Sanderson restrained him until police arrived. The coroner found no sex motive.

Sacramento Calif Thomas Lynn Johnston Michael Strazzo Ronald Wendorf Eugene Wendorf Billy Bobby Strazzo Johnston Bert Silver William Sanderson

Reds Claim U S Balloons Carry Cameras and Radios

Moscow accuses U S military balloons of intruding on Soviet air space and carrying automatic cameras and radio gear from Western Germany and other borders. The protest, delivered to U S ambassador Bohlen, demands an immediate halt and cites risks to aircraft and propaganda balloons.

Moscow Russia U. S West Germany Sningwon Pie Department Charlies E. Bohlen Andrei A. Gromyko Turkey Armenia Ankara United States Germany Soviet Union U.S U.N Tass American Free Europe Committee Radio Free Europe

Prize Winning Cat Impresses At Memphis Show

Georgette a former tom cat now mother to kittens stole the Memphis and Midsouth Cat Fanciers Championship Show spotlight. She won six ribbons including best of color and best of breed, plus two first prize championships and two working cat awards. In the maze test she caught four mice in a minute forty eight, proving a big advantage with her press-plant experience. She returned to work at Memphis Publishing Co. the next day.

Memphis Georgette Memphis Publishing Co

Quiz winner George Wright III flooded with show offers

George L Wright III who won $100000 on The Big Surprise plans a Chase Manhattan Bank conference with his lawyer and show producers to set up a trust fund. Taxes will cut his net to about $25000. He faces many offers from TV, movies, and theater and will appear on the Perry Como Show next Saturday. He will use most winnings for education for himself and siblings, with some saved to spend. Girls his age have proposed marriage in letters, which he found embarrassing.

John Bausman New York George L. Wright III St. Agnes High School Chase Manhattan Bank Tgether George Perry Como Becaus

Missing Navy Otter plane hunted in Antarctica search

In the Ross Sea area Operation Deep Freeze pressed for clear weather to deploy all available aircraft in a search for a De Havilland Otter missing with seven aboard. Ground parties miles from Little America failed to locate any sign of the crew amid broken trail vehicles and harsh conditions.

Ross Sea Antarctica Little American Marie Byrd Land Little America McMurdo Sound George Dufek Eastwind Bursey

Pluto Not A Planet Says Kuiper Here In Wisconsin

Dr. Gerard P. Kuiper of Yerkes Observatory declares the solar system has eight planets, not nine, placing Pluto among Neptune's moons. He and colleagues Merle Walker and Robert Hardie based their conclusion on Lowell Observatory findings at Flagstaff, Arizona.

Soviet Scientists Join Polio Study

Four Russian scientists began conferences and lab studies with Dr. Albert Sabin at the University of Cincinnati as part of a month-long American trip. They met last week in Pittsburgh with Dr. Jonas Salk. The researchers are Mikhail P. Chumakov Anatoli Smorodintsev Marina Voroshilova and Lev Lukin.

Cincinnati Albert B. Sabin University of Cincinnati Pittsburgh Jonas Salk Mikhail P. Chumakov Anatoli A. Smorodi

Youth, 19, killed in Medina car wreck near Wadsworth

A 19 year old from Barberton died when his car skidded into a truck on US 224 one mile east of Wadsworth. The driver Raymond Taylor, 19, of Barberton was taken to Wadsworth Hospital.

Medina Ohio James Mowery Barberton Wadsworth Raymond Taylor Wadsworth Hospital

Treasury Official Randolph Paul Dies at Capitol Hearing

Randolph E. Paul, 65, a senior Treasury official under Franklin D. Roosevelt, collapsed and died today during a Capitol hearing. The cause was not immediately known, and colleagues described him as a trusted administrator with decades of service. He held postwar financial duties and was widely respected on Capitol Hill.

John D. Graham Washington, D.C Paul F. Schenck Dayton Washington Randolph E. Paul Treasury Franklin D. Roosevelt Capitol

Bus Driver Hero Survives Blizzard Wait and Rescue

In New Mexico a blizzard trapped a bus with 16 passengers as temperatures fell to 10 below. Driver John Herron trudged 8% hours seeking help, collapsed near a service station, but was rescued by workers. After 21 hours total, passengers were moved to Tucumcari and Herron was hospitalized with snowblindness frostbite and exhaustion.

Tucumcari N.M John Herron Pas Herron Glenrio Henrietta Roosevelt San Francisco Laura O'Toole Santa Barbara Calif Norris Turner Los Angeles Richard Mosely Selma Ala

Heart Burgers Aid National Heart Fund Drive

A nationwide restaurant chain began selling heart shaped hamburgers to boost awareness of national heart fund month. Peter Pan Snack Shop general manager Sidney Smith pledged a penny donation to the heart fund for each heart burger sold through February.

Algiers Wide Unease as Mollet Heads for Algeria

Algiers, Algeria, braces for Guy Mollet as socialists seek peace with nationalists. European settlers threaten violence over concessions while Catroux, blamed for past losses, may join as cabinet minister. Riot police and troops encircle the city amid demonstrations, with Mollet promising elections and possible three week stay to quell unrest.

Algiers Algeria Guy Mollet Molelet Georges Catroux Catroux Mollet Foreign Legionnaires France Syria Indoghina Mohammed Ben Youssef Morocco

Reds Winning Missile War, Senator Says

Senator Symington of Missouri states on NBC that the Russians have fired missiles hundreds of miles beyond anything the United States has tested and are ahead in intercontinental ballistic missile development. He notes the U.S. aims for a 5,000 mile range ICBM.

Washington Sen. Symington D-Mo United States

Plant Fire Fatal in Newark Watchman Dies

William G. Moreland aged 68, night watchman at Schuler Engineering Co in Newark, died at Newark Hospital from burns suffered at work. Police say he was using coal oil to start a fire when his clothing ignited.

Newark Ohio William G. Moreland Schuler Engineering Co Newark Hospital Moreland

Halt Pledged In Campus Fuss

University of Alabama moves to curb disorders after the admission of the first Negro student Autherine Lucy plans to continue classes despite protests. Dr. Carmichael says disciplinary action is considered for students behind the demonstrations and dormitory privileges are restricted. In Louisiana, LSU trustees weigh barring Negro enrollments and changing entrance rules while addressing teams with Black players.

Tuscaloosa Ala University of Alabama O. C. Carmichael New Orleans Board of Supervisors Louisiana State University LSU Lewis Gottlieb Baton Rouge Alabama Autherine Lucy Birmingham University

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